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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG LLP, INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement (Form
S-8) pertaining to the Bruker Daltonics Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan of our
reports dated March 11, 2000 and February 3, 2000, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Bruker Daltonics Inc. included in its
Registration Statement (Form S-1/A) as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on August 4, 2000.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 10, 2000
